Dr. Fluitt is one of the most passionate and caring profs I've ever met. Made class super enjoyable and kept us engaged, and she also genuinely cares about students and wants to see us do well (went out of her way to arrange extra office hours and re-explain subject material in class). 5HA isn't necessarily an easy A, you definitely do have to put work in, but with the resources and support Dr. Fluitt provides as well as the manageable workload you can do well in this class!

Overall Dr. Fluitt was a great professor and made 5HA not only a manageable class but also an enjoyable one. I thought she was a very engaging lecturer and always made an effort to connect with students and get to know them. She also designed the class where the majority of students do get an A as long as you actively try on the assignments and participate in class. My only complaint with Dr. Fluitt is that she can be flaky with deadlines and assigning the actual assignments. Sometimes she would post assignments later than she originally said and was sometimes last minute with this. While this wasn't a massive deal it did make it more difficult for me to plan my schedule on when to do work for which classes. Dr. Fluitt also is not the best at responding to email or campuswire, so if you have a question I would save it for office hours/class or email one of the TAs. I will say, though, that while Dr. Fluitt is not always reliable when it comes to posting assignments or responding, she does give her students the same leniency she expects from them. In general she was very understanding for late assignments or accidentally missing deadlines. The problem sets she assigns, while sometimes a little confusing, were always still graded with leniency as well. Ultimately she was a great professor and I definitely recommend this class!

If you don't know anyone in the class, then it's gonna be really hard to think and bounce ideas off of people since some questions are really tricky. She talks a lot about how you shouldn't overthink questions but it completely disregards those who DO find it tricky and office hours where you can get help on problem sets are not really helpful. She will basically just tell you to refer back to deconstruction slides, but that's a given most of the time.

Professor Fluitt is awesome, she cares sooooo much about her students. She explains complex scientific jargon and data in a beautiful way, which allows for clear understanding at the end of each section. The class is in two halves, with a scientist speaker and experiment for each. The speaker introduces their work to the class, and then Amy Fluitt spends the rest of the classes just breaking down the material into comprehensible little chunks. At the end of each section, you feel like an expert and understand every part of the experiment, why they proceeded the way they did, what the results were. The assignments are formed around these two sections, with two assignments per section. A paper halfway through, and a more in depth paper at the end of the section. Both are very straightforward, you have plenty of time, and she even uploads a helpful companion video explaining each question what she's looking for. Participation matters. The only other assignments are very brief like thinking of questions for the speaker. She wants each and every student to succeed. If you attend lectures and give yourself time to do the 4 assignments, you should definitely get an A.

This class is pretty sick. For someone that does not have any background in biomedical research at all, this is a very nice way to get exposed to some of the work being done in the field.

Dr. Fluitt is a super cool and relatable prof, maybe due to the fact that she's on the younger side. This class is really great for anyone wanting to go into biomedical research minor or just learn about research in general.

The class is split into two talks. Each talk has two problem sets, and a reflection assignment. There's also participation points assigned if you participate in OH or campuswire. I found the problem sets pretty fun and not too difficult or tedious, but maybe that's just because I was interested in the course material. The problem sets do seem to be graded kind of harshly at times, so comparing with other people in the class is helpful. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be many extensions offered in this class, and each assignment is a significant part of the grade, so deadlines are SUPER important.

Some of the lectures might be a little slow if you're already involved in research, but it's still cool to see all of the techniques presented and get an understanding of the science behind them/how to interpret them if you come across them later.

She's super approachable in office hours as well, so if you are interested in the minor or just pursuing research, I HIGHLY recommend dropping by and getting to know the professor!

This was one of my favorite classes. Professor Fluitt is honestly so nice and caring and on top of that, so passionate about teaching and the learning process. She was always very helpful and never made you feel dumb for not knowing something. If you're trying, she sees it and is always thorough with explaining where things went wrong. What I also liked was how approachable she is. She makes you feel comfortable to clarify anything. Also, she knows what she is doing. I learned a lot from this class and Professor Fluitt made it very enjoyable for me. This was the perfect course for prepping for the minor.

I really loved this class. It was hard at times, but you can tell she puts a lot of work into her lectures to make everything as understandable as possible. There's 6 assignments total; 2 are really small, just reflecting on a presentation you just saw, but 4 require a pretty in-depth understanding of the research and everything she talks about in lecture (nothing you can just google). She's really helpful, and in my experience always has really good answers for the questions you ask.

Professor Fluitt is a wonderful teacher. Even though the class can be very open-ended and at times difficult, she is always willing to guide you through your thought process and thoroughly answer any questions. Lectures always took interesting turns, and the focus was always on discovery and building connections with other classes or lectures rather than plowing through material. All in all, she led a very collaborative learning environment. I gained a deep appreciation for the research process through this class. She gives multiple avenues for participation which shouldn't be too hard if you engage in and/or out of the class (which you should to make the most out of the class!). psst: She also cute pet cats if you go to office hours!